Alright all. Got me a quandary.
I have an F250 Diesel Crew Cab. With my steel bumper, bed canopy, equipment and my fat butt I'm over 10k gross vehicle weight. I have a 2" receiver on my front, heavy duty steel bumper (it's a beast) and a 2 1/2" receiver on rear.
I would prefer the winch to be mounted to a carrier that has a 2 1/2" receiver connection and use a reducer if I need to attach to front. I can always chain the mount to an adjacent tree if it's more weight than the 2" receiver can handle as long as I have a suitable length power connection. And the carrier can be chained to keep the pull correctly.
This will also allow me to attach to my jeep receiver and Sequoia if need be.
But, this poses problems. First off, it's got to be light enough for me to switch between vehicles and move around. Looking at the synthetic rope options instead of steel wire rope to reduce weight. I'm also having a devil of a time finding a carrier with a 2 1/2" receiver.
Talked to Warn and shouldn't have power problems as long as I have correct length/capacity connections connected directly to battery while vehicle running. And yes, I have complete kit of accessory gear like snatchblocks, pulleys straps etc.
Open to hearing what folks have to say about this. What am I not thinking of? Recommendations on a suitable winch?
Uses to include....
Getting truck out of jackpot
Rescuing smaller vehicles
Pulling non operating machinery (including tractor) onto equipment trailer
Pulling trees out of path (cut not whole obviously)
And anything else that I get myself, or others get themselves, into.
What say the community?
I have an F250 Diesel Crew Cab. With my steel bumper, bed canopy, equipment and my fat butt I'm over 10k gross vehicle weight. I have a 2" receiver on my front, heavy duty steel bumper (it's a beast) and a 2 1/2" receiver on rear.
I would prefer the winch to be mounted to a carrier that has a 2 1/2" receiver connection and use a reducer if I need to attach to front. I can always chain the mount to an adjacent tree if it's more weight than the 2" receiver can handle as long as I have a suitable length power connection. And the carrier can be chained to keep the pull correctly.
This will also allow me to attach to my jeep receiver and Sequoia if need be.
But, this poses problems. First off, it's got to be light enough for me to switch between vehicles and move around. Looking at the synthetic rope options instead of steel wire rope to reduce weight. I'm also having a devil of a time finding a carrier with a 2 1/2" receiver.
Talked to Warn and shouldn't have power problems as long as I have correct length/capacity connections connected directly to battery while vehicle running. And yes, I have complete kit of accessory gear like snatchblocks, pulleys straps etc.
Open to hearing what folks have to say about this. What am I not thinking of? Recommendations on a suitable winch?
Uses to include....
Getting truck out of jackpot
Rescuing smaller vehicles
Pulling non operating machinery (including tractor) onto equipment trailer
Pulling trees out of path (cut not whole obviously)
And anything else that I get myself, or others get themselves, into.
What say the community?